Get Ready for Next School Year with a Free Vaccine Clinic at ERHS on May 22

Students are required to have updated immunization records on file by the beginning of the 2024-25 school year, per state statute. If your child is non-compliant by the start of the new school year, they will not be allowed to attend school until their immunization records are updated.

Records can be emailed to immunizations@sowashco.org throughout the summer or turned in to the health office at your child’s school at the beginning of the school year.

Vaccines required by grade level: 

Before Kindergarten

• Five doses of DTaP (Diptheria, Tetanus, Pertussis)

• Four doses of Polio

• Three doses of Hepatitis B

• Two doses of MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella)

• Two doses of Varicella (chicken pox)

Grade 7

• Tdap booster (Tetanus, Diptheria, Pertussis)

• Meningococcal

Grade 12

• Meningococcal booster

SoWashCo Schools is partnering with Homeland Health Specialist and Washington County Public Health to offer free vaccinations to students ages 18 and under from 5-7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 22 at East Ridge High School. Walk-ins are welcome, but scheduling an appointment is preferred. Please schedule an appointment at, https://www.cognitoforms.com/HomelandHealthSpecialists1/ISD833SouthWashingtonCountySchoolsVaccinationClinics. 

For more information, including required forms, please visit sowashco.org/health or contact SoWashCo Schools at immunizations@sowashco.org.